World's largest open library calls for volunteers to scan and preserve physical books as AI companies buy, scan, and destroy them — Anna's Archive says ‘time is running out’ as ‘knowledge is permanently monopolized on private servers’
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As AI tech companies increasingly buy and destroy books to feed to their AI models, Anna's Archive is calling for volunteers to help preserve them for the public record.

cross-posted from: https://kbin.earth/m/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com/t/3120649

As AI tech companies increasingly buy and destroy books to feed to their AI models, Anna’s Archive is calling for volunteers to help preserve them for the public record.

  • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    And if there are three copies of that book?

    I don’t get it, you’re acting like every book has an infinite number of copies available. Which is just factually incorrect.

    • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      No one here is stopping you from buying a copy. So stop talking like we are.

      In fact a good idea would be you buy a copy, scan it, share it to all those who you feel would hurt from it being so withheld.

      then you can stop whining about finite copies.

      Problem solved.

      • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        Lmao, I don’t see much point in talking with you, you’d be happily skipping around while books were being burned telling people it’s fine, there are plenty of other books, these ones aren’t theirs.

        • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 day ago

          This literally isnt book burning though. it is recording and recycling of (one) copy of (a) or even each book. Not even the original. One copy of many of each. One that you didnt even care about it until now.

          So you calling it book burning or comparing it to actual book burning is misinformation.

          And it is you willfully wasting your time here trying to convince somoeone of a lie you’re desperately trying to push here to control the emotion of others. Manipulation. A shit rage bait piece for attention and pandering to unnecessary anxiety and trying to depress other’s no doubt.

          So if I am annoying you by calling out this shitty faćade:

          Good.